





Remote, mid-senior backend lead role with broad stack attracts many qualified applicants.
Core backend, Node.js, cloud, and database skills are highly transferable across industries.
Explicit 7+ years, 2+ leadership, and mandatory Node.js/AWS/Kafka requirements enforce strict shortlisting.
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Lead development of performant, scalable, and well-tested backend systems and APIs for web and mobile platforms.
Collaborate cross-functionally with designers, product managers, and engineers to enhance user experience, accessibility, and deployment automation.
Own technical leadership duties including mentoring, system design, incident management, and driving engineering best practices like automated testing and CI/CD.
7+ years experience developing scalable backend systems and APIs, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
Proficiency in Node.js server-side programming; knowledge of frontend technologies like React, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS.
Strong skills in system design, data architecture, microservices or modular monoliths, RESTful APIs, and event-driven processing (Kafka, SNS/SQS, RabbitMQ).
Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis), AWS cloud-native services, Agile Scrum, and CI/CD pipelines.
Experienced technical leader able to mentor teams and independently drive complex projects to completion on schedule.
Strong system design mindset geared towards modular, scalable, and reusable service architectures in SaaS or multi-tenant environments.
Comfortable working remotely with global teams, collaborating closely across product and design to solve complex problems and improve user experience.